January 09, 2020
Row, Row, Row your Boat…
I was walking the Don Trail today and stopped at this stream and it reminded me of a popular kids nursery rhyme, and a recent Dharma talk given by Bishop Tatsuya Aoki. Bishop Aoki is a Minister at the Jodo Shinshu Temple in Vancouver, BC. Most people are familiar with Row, row, row your boat, […]
October 17, 2019
The Center Within by Gyomay Kubose
One of the early books I read on Buddhism is by Gyomay M. Kubose called The Center Within. I would say it is one of my favourite books on buddhism. It is a small book only 126 pages, and is very easy to read and understand. Each chapter is based on a dharma talk he […]
October 10, 2019
Searching for Enlightenment
The following is an essay I wrote when I was taking my two year Jodo Shinshu correspondence course with the Buddhist Temples of America (BCA). The type of Buddhism I follow is based on the teaching of Shinran Shonin. The essay below speaks about the religious practice and study in Buddhism and how it relates […]